January 2026
Coleridge-Taylor: Orchestral Works (SOMM Recordings)
Captivating performances of forgotten British gems [JF]
Glass: Einstein on the Beach (VLEK)
A new recording of Glass’s opera, the best yet [DHa]
Woodland Songs (Platoon)
An intriguing programme with a startling performance of the Dvořák [DJB]
Hungarian Music for Cello and Piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A winning recital [JW]
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) A very likeable performance [GF]
Overtures from the British Isles, Vol 3 (Chandos)
Very entertaining music in top-drawer performances [JQ]
David: Symphony No 3 & 7 (cpo)
Melodic candour and emotional ambiguity [RB]
Roger-Ducasse: Best of Martin Jones (Nimbus)
A concise survey of Jean Roger-Ducasse’s piano works [JF]
Matthias Kirschnereit (piano): Wagner Liaisons (Berlin Classics)
Wagner at the piano skilfully contrasted with music by composers who loved or loathed him – and sometimes both [RCh]
Mozart: L’Aurore (Alpha Classics)
A marvellous release, particular for a best-of-both-worlds Sinfonia Concertante [ST]
Schumann: Symphonies 3 & 4 & Overtures (BIS)
(Déjà Review) An attractive prospect [DC]
Pergolesi & A Scarlatti: Masses (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Charming and inventive, vibrant and involving [RH]
JS Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier Book II (Pentatone)
Somewhat idiosyncratic, and not a recording that filled me with joy [DC]
Brahms: A German Requiem (Antal Doráti Society)
A dull, turgid account of Brahms’ Requiem which fails to engage the listener’s interest [RMo]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 2, 5, 7 & 8 (Pristine Audio)
Hallé, Barbirolli and HMV all in one place [RB]
Smyth: Der Wald (cpo)
A really successful recording which can’t get the better of this somewhat thorny opera [MP]
P Glass: Violin Concerto 1 (Platoon)
A fine performance of the concerto but the other works do not impress [DJB]
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Souvenir d’un lieu cher (Decca)
A breath of fresh air [DC]
Debussy: Piano Music Vol. 4 (BIS)
Don’t expect to hear these Etudes played more beautifully [CH]
van Gilse: Sulamith & Der Kreis des Lebens (cpo)
Succulent and approachable early 20th century romantic rarities [DC]
Nenov: Piano Works (CRD Records)
Diminutive scores yet grand in expressive compass – deeply serious, folksy, sumptuously expressive [RB]
Theodorakis: Orchestral Works (Genuin)
A rare chance to become acquainted with one of the most fascinating, if controversial, of Greek composers [GH]
Karol Mossakowski: The Organ of Saint-Sulpice (Aeolus)
Mossakowski traces a century of French organ mastery [JF]
Vittorio Forte (piano) Volver (Mirare)
A vibrant and vivid exploration of Latin American piano [RCh]
